TOP 5 ORCHESTRATION MISTAKES!

Support me on Patreon: David Bruce Composer Spotify Playlist: My 2nd YouTube Channel: In this video I come clean about some of the horrendous orchestration mistakes I made on my 20 year journey to understand how to write for orchestral instruments. It’s never going to be pain-free but hopefully you can learn something from my mistakes. Mistakes: 0:37 Harmonies that sound good on the piano don’t always sound good on other instruments. 3:23 High notes sound high even on low instruments. 4:34 Unintended comedy 5:52 Unison string doublings, especially for medium paced tunes. 7:01 Funky rhythms and how to write them for classical players.